2 Kings 23:33-35
33And aPharaoh Neco imprisoned him at bRiblah in the land of cHamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of ▼▼About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
a hundred talents of silver and ▼▼About 75 lb. or 34 kg
a talent of gold. Jehoiakim Made King by Pharaoh
34 Then Pharaoh Neco made fEliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of his father Josiah, and he gchanged his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz and ▼▼As in LXX; MT he came
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ibrought him to Egypt, and he died there. 35So Jehoiakim jgave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he assessed the land in order to give the money at the ▼▼Lit mouth
command of Pharaoh. He collected the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his assessment, to give to Pharaoh Neco.
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